Notes on tax and books
for people who
run a business.

Profit tells you whether the business works. The 13-week forecast tells you whether you can make payroll on the 15th. How we build one.

An S-corp can cut self-employment tax, but only above a certain profit and only with a reasonable salary. The numbers we check first.

No employer is withholding for you, so the IRS expects four payments a year. The 2026 dates and the safe-harbor rule that avoids penalties.

Three months behind is a nuisance. Twelve months behind usually costs real money. Where the line falls and how catch-up work is priced.

Before the first paycheck there are five registrations to make and two forms to collect. The order we do them in for new clients.